Manon de Gaillande asked “Where does this configuration come from?”
Seeing no answer yet, I’m also intrigued by this. Does it even make sense to ask it? If it doesn’t, please help Manon and I dissolve the question.
It doesn’t make sense in the strict sense, in that barring the sudden arrival of sufficiently compelling evidence, you aren’t going to be able to answer it with anything but metaphysical speculation. You aren’t going to come out less confused about anything on the other side of contemplating the question.
Furthermore, no answer changes any of our expectations—whether or not we’re a naturally occurring phenomenon or a higher-dimensional grad student’s Comp Sci thesis has no effect on any of our experiences within this universe.
Manon de Gaillande asked “Where does this configuration come from?” Seeing no answer yet, I’m also intrigued by this. Does it even make sense to ask it? If it doesn’t, please help Manon and I dissolve the question.
It doesn’t make sense in the strict sense, in that barring the sudden arrival of sufficiently compelling evidence, you aren’t going to be able to answer it with anything but metaphysical speculation. You aren’t going to come out less confused about anything on the other side of contemplating the question.
Furthermore, no answer changes any of our expectations—whether or not we’re a naturally occurring phenomenon or a higher-dimensional grad student’s Comp Sci thesis has no effect on any of our experiences within this universe.